Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter'
(82 days)
25 seeds $3.00
HomeMortgage Lifter tomato is a moderate to high producer of large, reddish-pink beefsteaks that weigh about one pound. The flesh is solid and meaty with few seeds. The flavor is mild and balanced. It performs best in the south.
This American heirloom is famous for its story:
In the 1940's, a man in West Virginia named Charlie Byles, nicknamed Radiator Charlie, developed Mortgage Lifter tomato by crossing four other large-fruited tomatoes. He sold the resulting plants for $1 each and paid off his $6,000 mortgage in six years.
